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{{short description|Fort in Himachal Pradesh, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
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|name = Arki palace
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|partof = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
|location = [[Nahan]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]]
|image = Panoramic view from Haweli.JPG
|caption = Jaitak Fort
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|materials = [[Granite]] [[rock (geology)|Stones]] and [[lime mortar]]
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|condition = [[Ruins]]
|open_to_public =
|controlledby = [[Government of Himachal Pradesh]]
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'''Jaitak Fort''' is situated about 15 km from district headquarters [[Nahan]] in District [[Sirmaur district|Sirmour]] in the [[Himachal Pradesh]] state of India.<ref>{{cite book
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=VipuAAAAMAAJ&q=jaitak+fort&dq=jaitak+fort&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CC0Q6AEwA2oVChMIi-XVgKKPyAIVVwSOCh3Jhgrz
| title = Weekend Breaks from Delhi
| publisher = Outlook Traveller Getaways
| year = 2004
| pages = 150
| isbn = 978-81-901724-4-8
| accessdate = 24 September 2015
}}</ref> Situated 1479 meters above sea level, fort Jaitak is notable due to its location and affords a view of the surrounding countryside due to its strategic setting.

== History ==
Jaitak Fort, situated in the Jaitak Hills, is believed to have been built using the material recovered from the destroyed Nahan Fort. The Jaitak Fort was built by the [[Gurkha]] leader, Ranjor Singh Thapa, and his brave men in 1810, after attacking and ransacking the Nahan Fort and Palace.

It was here that the most important battle was fought between the British forces and the Gurkhas. From the Gurkhas, Kaji Amar Singh Thapa led the [[Kingdom of Nepal]]'s Army. The battle fought between 26 December 1814 to 15 May 1815.<ref name="Jaques Showalter 2007 p. 483">{{cite book
| last = Jaques
| first = T.
| last2 = Showalter
| first2 = D.E.
| title = Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O
| publisher = Greenwood Press
| series = Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity Through the Twenty-first Century
| year = 2007
| isbn = 978-0-313-33538-9
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Dh6jydKXikoC&pg=PA483
| access-date = 20 October 2018
| page = 483
}}</ref> As a result, the Nepali Army defeated the British and Sirmour joint army under the leadership of [[Amar Singh Thapa]]. 600 soldiers were reported to die in this war.

== Location ==
About 15 km to the north of Nahan, Jamta falls on the Nahan-Dadahu motorable road. An ascent of about 3 km has to be negotiated form Jamta to gain Jaitak. A hill fortress one crowned the Jaitak hill which is a steep ridge of slate and which rises above the Kayarda Dun, 30–36’ north and 77-24’ east, in the Nahan tehsil. The elevation above the sea level is about 1479 m.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Ruins of Jaitak Fort from Haweli.JPG|Ruins of Jaitak Fort from Haweli
Ruins of Fort.JPG|Ruins of the fort
Jaitak fort Haweli.JPG|Jaitak Fort Haweli
War Mamorial.JPG|War memorial in Jaitak fort
Jaitak Fort.JPG|Statues in Jaitak fort
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Forts in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Sirmaur district]]

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